The Joy of Movement

I sought to reacquaint myself with Justin Stone’s T’ai Chi Chih. It’s a mental moving meditation, a means to de-stress and relax my consciousness on everyday matters of existence, of life. The movements require minimal physical energy but concentrating on the internal subtlety requires mental focus.

The circularity of movements like Pulling in the Energy aligns the body’s substance and links it with the cosmos, in rhythm with the rotation of the earth, energy driven/given by the sun, along with the ebb and flow of the ocean. Knowing that life depends on factors beyond my control is quite humbling.

My sketch [published here] was imagined by the circularity of TCC movements. Thought brought and focused attention in the tan t’ien, the bubbling spring and the upright posture, suspended at the ceiling from the top of my head.

My mind’s eye focused on the horizon and subtle thinking on the ebb and flow of the ocean’s calming motion. My mind’s eye concentrated on the respiration, relaxed the skeletal muscularity. Being aware of my internal physiology awakens my intuition, intellect and yokes body to my environment and surroundings.

Knowing that my being was not causal (on account of my energy but through this moving meditation), I know that I can affect my energy through my intention.